Table 1.
Baseline Demographic Features of Questionnaire Participants
| No Visual Impairment(n = 683) | Uncorrected Refractive Error (n = 62) | Cataract (n = 81) | Other Causesa (n = 41) | Total Visual Impairment (n = 184) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age, mean (SD) | 74.0 (8.1) | 73.8 (8.3) | 75.0 (8.9) | 77.1 (9.4) | 75.0 (8.8) |
| Female, n (%) | 424 (62.1) | 39 (62.9) | 49 (60.5) | 25 (61.0) | 113 (61.4) |
| Education, n (%) | |||||
| - < High School | 70 (10.3) | 14 (22.6) | 20 (24.7) | 12 (29.3) | 46 (25) |
| - High School | 448 (65.6) | 40 (64.5) | 46 (56.8) | 25 (61.0) | 111 (60.3) |
| - > High School | 165 (24.2) | 8 (12.9) | 15 (18.5) | 4 (9.8) | 27 (14.7) |
| Type of home, n (%) | |||||
| - Fully subsidized | 92 (13.5) | 10 (16.1) | 20 (24.7) | 5 (12.2) | 35 (19) |
| - Partial subsidy | 303 (44.4) | 30 (48.4) | 34 (42.0) | 20 (48.8) | 84 (45.7) |
| - Fully paid | 288 (42.2) | 22 (35.5) | 27 (33.3) | 16 (39.0) | 65 (35.3) |
| - Diabetes, n (%) | 223 (32.7) | 12 (19.4) | 16 (19.8) | 12 (29.3) | 40 (21.7) |
| Depression, n (%) | |||||
| - None-mild | 546 (79.9) | 44 (71.0) | 58 (71.6) | 24 (58.5) | 126 (68.5) |
| - Moderate | 85 (12.5) | 7 (11.3) | 8 (9.9) | 4 (9.8) | 19 (10.3) |
| - Severe | 52 (7.6) | 11 (17.7) | 15 (18.5) | 13 (31.7) | 39 (21.2) |
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Other causes: including age-related macular degeneration, diabetic retinopathy, posterior capsule opacification.